†superfamily Venipaguroidea Collins 2011 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: J. S. H. Collins. 2011. Venipagurus mariae gen. et. sp. nov. (Decapoda, Anomura, Venipaguroidea superfam. nov.) from the Lower Lias of Dorset, England. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 37:17-21

Parent taxon: Anomura according to J. S. H. Collins 2011

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Aegloidea, Cheramus, Chirostyloidea, Eocarcinoidea, Galatheoidea, Gastrodoroidea, Hippidea, Hippoidea, Kiwaoidea, Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea, Paguridea, Paguroidea, Retrorsichelidae

Subtaxa: Venipaguridae

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Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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